FIXED! Lost my Internet Updating to Firefox 7

[nightrnr]

Okay, so I'm on Win XP and decided to update Firefox from 3.6 to 7.
Geuss what, I can't get online anymore (not evem with Windows Explorer).
(I'm using our other family computer ATM to get online.)

MY PC is using a wireless connection.
I'm not a genius when it comes to network connections, but I've been able to get by well enough with things until now.

Also, I disabled Windows firewall hoping it had something to do with that, but there's no change.
I even did a restore point, whatever changed, it stayed put.

Does anyone have a clue what the hell happened? ...

It's not a HUGE deal if not, as I recently swapped my hard drive because the other one was too loud. I could just swap back and plan to NEVER update again. But I'd like to use my quieter one. And I may be forced to update some day.

[o.pwuaioc]

You broke the internet?!

In all seriousness, sounds like a virus to me.

[nightrnr]

You broke the internet?!

I wish! Then everyone could share in my misery.

No, I just pissed off the internet. It hates me now.

I'll try scanning with malwarebytes or something, but it was working just fine right before the install (that's how I downloaded it).

BTW, my wireless connection is fine (good signal strength and everything).
Personally, I think it just wiped out some protocol settings or something like that. I just have no idea where to find them and/or restore those settings.

[Hobie-wan]

Start > Settings > Network Connections

Right click on your wireless one listed and choose repair. If that doesn't work plug yourself in and see if you can get anywhere.

[nightrnr]

Hobie, you are always there for me; I just want you to know that.

Yes, I tried the repair connection thing. I do that on a regular basis because my wireless reciever doesn't always initialize correctly after I put the PC in standby.

I also reset (unplugged, waited for 20 sec, then plugge in again) the wireless router, which fixes some issues on occasion.
Still nothing.

I just installed Malwarebytes on that had drive and it somehow was able to download an update .
I'm scanning as we type. Hopefully it will find something, but I still think it's a setting somewhere that I need to change back.

[nightrnr]

Holly Crap! It WAS a virus.

Thanks o.pwuaioc.
I kind of wish it wasn't such an obvious thing though.
Suggesting a virus is almost as basic as asking if the router was plugged in.
(but it took your recommendation to get me to do it)

Anyways, problem solved.

Thanks guys!

[jinn]

You broke the internet?!

I wish! Then everyone could share in my misery.

No, I just pissed off the internet. It hates me now.

I'll try scanning with malwarebytes or something, but it was working just fine right before the install (that's how I downloaded it).

BTW, my wireless connection is fine (good signal strength and everything).
Personally, I think it just wiped out some protocol settings or something like that. I just have no idea where to find them and/or restore those settings.

reminds me of

[nightrnr]

Yes, I put the Internet back. World order can be restored.

(Damn, I like smileys today).

[o.pwuaioc]

Yes, I put the Internet back. World order can be restored.

(Damn, I like smileys today).

What kind of virus if you don't mind me asking?

[nightrnr]

From my scan report, it was just some infected registry files:

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\avsoft (Trojan.Fraudpack) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\avsoft (Trojan.Fraudpack) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\chfdyuwp (Trojan.FakeAlert.Gen) -> Value: chfdyuwp -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer (PUM.Bad.Proxy) -> Value: ProxyServer -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\chfdyuwp (Trojan.FakeAlert.Gen) -> Value: chfdyuwp -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Not sure how they got on there (as if anyone usually knows where they got a virus). I DO know I had a virus on that hard drive at one time, but I thought I had scanned and deleted it long ago. It has been a while since I used that particular drive though.
I really should have scanned it again in the 1st place, just to be safe.